Cat Poems and Cat Stories

I am a lover of cat poems and stories and felt that it was about time that Our Happy Cat.Com had a dedicated area to celebrate this wonderful medium.

Visitors to the site can now enjoy a wealth of wonderful poems and stories both original and classic submitted by other cat lovers and writers.

I know many or you like to write your own cat poems and stories and some are even professional writers, I thought that it was a shame not to allow you to share some of your work with our other visitors to the site.

So if you have poems and stories you would like to share with the rest of us please send them to us. I can't wait to see just how creative you all are.

So get your creative hats on and Submit Here all your cat poems and stories.

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Just to get things started i would like to share one of my favourite cat poems with you all.

Macavity: The Mystery Cat
by Thomas Stearns Eliot

Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw -
For he's the master criminal who can defy the Law.
He's the bafflement of Scotland Yard, the Flying Squad's despair:
For when they reach the scene of crime - Macavity's not there!

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity.
His powers of levitation would make a fakir stare,
And when you reach the scene of crime - Macavity's not there!
You may seek him in the basement, you may look up in the air -
But I tell you once and once again, Macavity's not there!

Mcavity's a ginger cat, he's very tall and thin;
You would know him if you saw him, for his eyes are sunken in.
His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domed;
His coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombed.
He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;
And when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake.

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
For he's a fiend in feline shape, a monster of depravity.
You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square -
But when a crime's discovered, then Macavity's not there!

He's outwardly respectable. (They say he cheats at cards.)
And his footprints are not found in any file of Scotland Yard's.
And when the larder's looted, or the jewel-case is rifled,
Or when the milk is missing, or another Peke's been stifled,
Or the greenhouse glass is broken, and the trellis past repair -
Ay, there's the wonder of the thing! Macavity's not there!

And when the Foreign Office find a Treaty's gone astray,
Or the Admiralty lose some plans and drawings by the way,
There may be a scrap of paper in the hall or on the stair -
But it's useless to investigate - Mcavity's not there!
And when the loss has been disclosed, the Secret Service say:
`It must have been Macavity!' - but he's a mile away.
You'll be sure to find him resting, or a-licking of his thumbs,
Or engaged in doing complicated long-division sums.

Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity,
There never was a Cat of such deceitfulness and suavity.
He always has an alibi, and one or two to spaer:
At whatever time the deed took place - MACAVITY WASN'T THERE!
And they say that all the Cats whose wicked deeds are widely known
(I might mention Mungojerrie, I might mention Griddlebone)
Are nothing more than agents for the Cat who all the time
Just controls their operations: the Napoleon of Crime!

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"Baby" Remembered Fondly and Never forgotton 
One day in June 2005,as me and my grand children strolled through a local pet store, we came upon some kittens for adoption.
They was the cutiest little ...

Jellicle - Thanks for the Memories 
Jellicle, Thanks for the Memories

(1990 ? 2009)

Jellicle was not a black and white Jellicle cat, she was actually a gray and brownish orange tortoise....

Cat Poem - A Kitten 
A kitten-a bundle of energy, love, enthusiasm and fur,
But with a cheeky little kitten, some problems may occur,
Like cat food all over the place,
that'...

Cat Poems - Lola & Billy  
Special Note:
This is dedicated to Lola & Billy who came to me 2 years ago
only 3 weeks old and feral as little wild cats.
It took Billy almost a year ...

limericks To Mary from North Carolina 
A message to Mary from North Carolina
In the PRESS you should be a headliner
For you spend the most of your life
Careing for those pets that ...

Travels 
She loved my suitcase I traveled with,
it was warm, big and had lots of room.

She rested there and kept it warm,
kinda like she did with me, in my ...

Rescued Kitty 
I found a small kitty
so tiny and scared.
I dont know who dumped her
or how she has fared.

She's cold, wet and skinny
such a pityful sight.
I suspect ...

Cat on a broom 
There was a cat on a broom
Just zooming around
The Witch had fell off
That Witch must be found

Only the witch can fly it
She has done it for years
...

The day in the life of a Cat 
I've slept on a table
I've slept in a box
I've slept in a draw
I've slept on some socks
I've slept in a cupboard
I've slept on the floor
I've slept ...

Cats and food 
You will find that feeding a cat is no easy task
What's the big problem you may well ask
Just open a tin and feed them from that
It ...

I Wish  
A man walks along the beach, he finds a lantern in the sand
What the heck is this? he thinks as he rubs it with his hand
Out pops a little Genie with ...

Old Kitty ( True story ) 
A Kitten entered our lives some years ago
From where she came I do not know
She was very thin and somewhat wild
Should we keep ...

Fire Cat 
My Cat has this overwhelming desire
To sit very close to the fire
He picks a prime spot
And gets terribly hot
But I've never yet seen him perspire
...

Fat Cat 
My cat is fat

My cat is lazy

Hes even to fat

To kill a small rat

But I still love him

Oh yes I do

Even know he let that rat

Bite my ...

Tatianna's Daily Ritual 
by Linda Mohr

Excerpted from Tatianna — Tales and Teachings of My Feline Friend,Chapter 12

For almost three years, I decorated the archway ...

Bren 
You came into my life
And what did you bring?
You beautiful soft-furred tiny thing
Seemingly afraid of everything
Yet sparky too
One green eye and ...

Cats know 
Cats know if you're happy
Cats know if you're sad
Cats know ...

Lucy 

As I bent down on my knees,
Came this kitten full of fleas…

I scooped her up and took her home…
And got those fleas with my comb…...

Cats vs. Dogs 
Sure cats are cute

but dogs are smarter

cats can purr

but dogs are farters

when my cat attacks

my dog wants to play

but when she meows
...

SWEET NEW PET 
I hear you've found a sweet new pet
One you've loved since the moment you met
I hope you'll have much fun and laughter
From now until forever after...

LOSS OF A PET, A FRIEND 



I’m sorry for the loss of your little friend
I hope before long your heart will surely mend
Remember always joyful times your pet gave ...

Dogs-- Cats 
Dogs are loyal,
Dogs are faithfull,
Dogs are obedient,
CATS ARE'NT THAT STUPID.
(c) Mike O'Brien

Twin Brothers: Home At Last  Not rated yet
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Sam cats  Not rated yet
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Corbin - my latest cat   Not rated yet
Corbin Dillon Mollyhorn is special because he's my (newer) cat. Corbin is a neiborbhood rescue cat. He's an orange tabby cat w/ green eyes. He has medium ...

Love Extends Beyond the Veil  Not rated yet
This article was written in my angel blog but I would like to share it with you. It brought me such comfort in knowing that our loved ones are with us ...

A Poem For little Mo  Not rated yet
Many will miss Kate and Matts little Mo
She had only one ear and a chest of snow
Such a cute little Queen but oh so wise
With CleoCATtra eyes that would ...

Still Here  Not rated yet
I stood by your bed last night,
I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying.
You found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you so softly as ...

fat...um...cat?  Not rated yet
kiki is fat!very,very fat!she caught a rat.
kiki gave it 2 me but,i gave it back!
then she sat,on my lap!

kiki was heavy,cause she was very fat!or ...

sleepy kiki  Not rated yet
where did u go?
Are u watching me?
Are u under the bed quite possably i'll snatch u up before u can blink, allman hes asleep in the sink!
whats with ...

Cat Poem - My baby girls  Not rated yet
You're soft and furry

oh yes you are

you make me happy

when you jump from afar

I love your eyes

they're quite cute

it's true

I love ...

Cats rules for domestic staff (1-13)  Not rated yet
(1) All staff will be on duty 24 hours a day
(2) Staff may have 1/2 a day off to worship the Cat
(3) Punctuality is the necessity of a MEOW
(4) Staff ...

Cat Story - The right kind of medicine  Not rated yet
My story starts a few years ago when, as I searched for an adult bengal cat to rescue, I had hit a dead end. I went to a breeder sight to see if they ...

A Prayer For My Cats  Not rated yet
A Prayer for My Cats

Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray to the Lord, my cats, he will keep.
I pray that you protect my feline fold
and that you take ...

A cat tongue twister  Not rated yet
My Precious Perfect Persian Pussy Purred A Persian Perfect Pussy Purr.
(c)Mike O'Brien

A message from Stripy   Not rated yet
To the coward that shot me in the head with a gun
I suppose you thought what you did was for fun
Well I spent Three days distressed and in pain
I ...

Cats according to man  Not rated yet
Are cats majestic nimble and wise
Or are they a monster in clever disguise
Are they a loyal and life long old friend
Or are they a nightmare thats never ...

To people that don't like CATS  Not rated yet
I can very truthfully say that
If your a person that don't like a Cat
That in a past life
A CAT gave you strife
So you were a SPIDER a MOUSE or ...

Easter Cat  Not rated yet
The Easter bunny was in distress
He had cramp in two front legs
Oh my dear me he thought to himself
How can I deliver all these Eggs

Then on a fence ...

Man Vs the Cat  Not rated yet
A man will work to earn his keep
A Cat will sleep then eat
A man will settle for beans on toast
A Cat will demand a treat

A man will have many bills ...

Some of you humans  Not rated yet
Some of you humans make weapons so you can kill one another
Some of you humans make drugs for which you'd kill your own brother
Some of you humans use ...

Hairs Hairs  Not rated yet
First you find one then you find two
After looking around you find quite a few

You can't stop sneezing,it's that time again
The cat's started moulting ...

A Cats Friend indeed  Not rated yet
A friend with a feed
Is a Cats friend indeed.
(c) Mike O'Brien.

Tribute To Luckyduck  Not rated yet
They call me "Little Luckyduck"
I'm short and kind of round.
I wasn't in a pet store
or that nasty county pound.

I grew up on a concrete porch
No ...

A Kitty's Want Ad  Not rated yet
I'm just a tiny kitten
Not yet a full grown cat
You think I wont amount to much
I think your're wrong about that.

I'm seeking someone special
with ...

Strutting  Not rated yet
My Cat is always strutting
She loves to strut around
This Cat is the best strutter
That we have ever found

One day she even strutted
When my friend ...

THE PILL  Not rated yet
Before you even attempt give your Cat a pill
Be sure you can do it or you will end up ill
To give a Cat a pill will be no easy task
Protective ...

Why Cats  Not rated yet
They sit by the window so content and alone
Not a care in the world,with a mind of their own
With their feline stare they hypnotize
Most ...

An upset Cat   Not rated yet
I will jump on your cupboard and walk all around
I will grin with joy as your best vase hits the ground
I will empty your trash bin all over the floor
...

The Fence  Not rated yet
A cat will sit on a fence for hours on end
Sometimes on their own or just with a friend
They sit so still, as if made of stone
Perfectly balanced in ...

Chalk and Cheese  Not rated yet
Dogs and Cats are like Chalk and cheese
Dogs do what there told, Cats do what they please.
(c)Mike O'Brien

To own a Cat  Not rated yet
To own a Cat is an very simple task
Just DROP everything and do what they ask.
(c) Mike O'Brien

To Mary (NC)  Not rated yet
Mary, Mary you are a felines fairy, so how does you garden grow?
With many old cats that nobody want's and I will never let them go
I will dedicate ...

Our Cat  Not rated yet
Our cat is lazy our cat is fat
Our cat sometimes messes on the mat
We don't tell him what to do
He owns our house and next doors too
We're his ...

Menu A la Cat  Not rated yet
Monday: The juiciest trout you have ever seen
Tuesday: A Nice pork chop, must be tender and lean
Wednesday: I'll have the steak,prime fillet ...

A Cat is like a Rose  Not rated yet
A Cat is like a rose
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Handle them rough and you Bleed
(c) Mike O'Brien

The Ten Commandments according to the Cat  Not rated yet
(1) Thou shalt not feed us the same food twice.
(2) Thou shalt not tell me what to do EVER.
(3) Thou shalt not sit in MY chair without MY perrmission....

cats  Not rated yet
Thin cats, fat cats, young cats and old
Whatever their breed,they never do what their told
We house them and feed them but do not expect
Any gesture ...

The Cats Revenge  Not rated yet
They have put me out on a wet winters night
I was cosy by the fire,it just ain't right
Long before dawn when their still fast asleep
I will jump to ...

The Fridge  Not rated yet
A cat sat waiting by the fridge so content and all alone
Then a dog sat by the fridge, for in it was his a bone
The Cat was quite beside herself having ...

House Proud  Not rated yet
Not one cushion out of place
Tables coverd in linen and lace
Curtains hanging so bright and clean
...

Every Dog has it's day  Not rated yet
Every Dog has it's day,
The other 364 belong to the
CAT
(c)Mike O'Brien

Babe  Not rated yet
Babe Past away in 2007 on the 8th of june
He was Only 2 years old it was way to soon
But Mary being Mary did all she could
To save little Babe as he ...

Old Cat  Not rated yet
If you find an old cat sitting at you door
All skin and bone lifeless and sore
Don't shout SCAT CAT before you think
This poor Cats hungry and needs ...

Curious Cat  Not rated yet
As I sit at my desk trying to work out a budget
My Cat spots my eraser and with her nose trys to nudge it
It goes a short way but my ...

The Thoughts of a Cat  Not rated yet
Lord I'm so glad that you made me a Cat
I eat on demand and I'm getting quite fat
A home I have found,and I'm very content
Every things free,I don't ...

A fridge is a fridge  Not rated yet
Hey you lot I'm sitting here meowing, waiting for a feed
All you seem to care about is stuff that you might need
I want to know what's in this fridge,...

Cats Way  Not rated yet
I think it's a true thing to say
That my cat rules my life every day
I may think she's lazy
She might. drive me crazy
But she's ...

Disguise  Not rated yet
Before you get a Kitten be cautious and wise
For that cute little Kitten is a Cat in disguise.
(c) Mike O'...

Our tom  Not rated yet
Our tom has a split nose and a large chunk out of his ear
He has claws like ice picks that no dog will goes near
His teeth are so sharp and ...

British short hair poem  Not rated yet
I own a british short hair
Nose permantly stuck in the air
He's a true british Cat
Upper lip and all that
You can tell a Brit cat anywhere.
(c)...

Training a cat  Not rated yet
To train a Cat would be harder than winning this weeks lotto with last weeks ticket

It's a Cats nature  Not rated yet
It's a Cats nature to hunt for it's prey
They don't go to shops and queue all day
It's a Cats nature to lick themselves clean
They don't need a ...

Cats and Dogs  Not rated yet
Some dogs have pointed heads
Other dogs have flat
Then god created the perfect head
And placed it on the Cat.
(c) Mike ...

siamese  Not rated yet
There once was a confused Siamese
That developed a continuous sneeze
He then got a bad cough
After his coat ...

Dog versus the Cat  Not rated yet
A dog will talk to you with it's eyes
A Cat will only stare
A dog will defend your home at night
A Cat well they don't care
A Dog will obey your every ...

Cats thought on a wall  Not rated yet
Today I will think about the thoughts I had yesterday
Which when I think about it, was nothing at all
Now if I think the same thoughts for tomorrow
...

Owned by a cat  Not rated yet
We have just got a cat, I'm he,s servant for life
Now he's trained me I bet he'll start on my Wife
So if you get a Cat,...

cat ate bug poem  Not rated yet
my cat ate a bug
she puked it up on the rug
its all green and chunky on the surface
i think she did it on purpose

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my cat is fat  Not rated yet
my cat is fat
fat as a rat
but i love him soo
and that is that.

Our Happy Cat . com  Not rated yet
Our Happy Cat.com
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I am a happy tabby ...

your cat ( our happy Cat.com)  Not rated yet
I am looking at you with eyes closed tight
I'm y(our) happy Cat.com,Oh what a delight
I'm a tabby Cat for this I'm sure
To find one better you need ...

CATS  Not rated yet
CATS CATS CATS
I love cats
Some are cute
Some are small
Some are big, fat and fluffy.
Some are nice and sweet
Then some are Mean.
but no matter ...

I love you Princess  Not rated yet
I love my cat Princess it all started when I was six years old. Princess was my birthday preasnt also with my other cat mittens. Princess was my best friend ...

My Kitty Cherry  Not rated yet
I have this kitty whoes name is Cherry,
She's black and white and very fluffy,
She likes ...

Cats  Not rated yet
cats
Colorful calicos
purrfect persian
timid tabbies
beutiful balk cats
all are felines friends for life.

My cat Sasha!  Not rated yet
My cat Sasha is very small,
Once she tried to climb a wall.
She couldn't do it, That is good.
When she came home she hid in my hood!

My cat sasha ...

my cat  Not rated yet
My cat is fat,
oh yes she is!
She lays around,
and she sleeps all day,
but sometimes she
likes to play!
Even though she does all that,
im still ...

Molly  Not rated yet
I have a kitten named Molly she ate and slept and she would play and that was just some things that day she walked around the whole big house and slept ...

The Amazingly Intelligent Transatlantic Travelling Hen  Not rated yet
My parents were living in Vienna and looking after my cat. When they went away on holiday they got a cat-sitter to stay in their flat. In spite of my mother?...

One world  Not rated yet
In the still night
you dance
playfully
you curl your tail
and waver
amid the bright
glows
of the stars.
your elegant face
is framed by poise
and ...

my kitty  Not rated yet
Silent, she moved toward the day,
Searching for the turquoise fire in her sky.
Glided through the streets without fear,
My kitten, a pet ever in my ...

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